Senior Systems Engineer, Autonomous Flight & UAS

Anduril Industries, Inc.; Ashville, Costa Mesa (OH, CA); On-site; USD 191,000 - 253,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries, Inc. in Ashville, Ohio is seeking a seasoned Systems Engineer to drive end-to-end development of autonomous flight technologies. The role integrates software with hardware, emphasizes rigorous testing, and requires a security clearance and travel for test planning.

Applicants should have deep prototyping experience, strong documentation skills, and collaboration across cross-functional teams to deliver reliable, scalable solutions in distributed environments.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of post-grad industry experience in electrical, aerospace, or systems engineering.
• A passion for systems design development, integration, and test.
• Hands-on prototyping, troubleshooting, and build experience.
• Experience developing automated test scripts and frameworks using a common language (e.g., Python, MATLAB).
• Extremely organized and detail-oriented.
• A sincere commitment to a positive, inclusive, and collaborative culture.
• Must hold a U.S. Secret security clearance, or higher.
• Ability to travel up to 25% for test planning and execution.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end system development by defining requirements and architecture.
• Design, develop, and maintain system components that meet functional and performance requirements.
• Conduct thorough testing and debugging to ensure reliability, scalability, and resilience in distributed systems.
• Work closely with hardware engineers and product managers to ensure seamless integration of software and hardware components.
• Document software engineering processes and practices to meet quality standards and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Systems design

Prototyping skills

Testing & debugging

Team collaboration

Security clearance

Travel readiness

Documentation

Tools

Python

MATLAB

Job description

Anduril Industries, Inc. in Ashville, Ohio is seeking a seasoned Systems Engineer to drive end-to-end development of autonomous flight technologies. The role integrates software with hardware, emphasizes rigorous testing, and requires a security clearance and travel for test planning.

Applicants should have deep prototyping experience, strong documentation skills, and collaboration across cross-functional teams to deliver reliable, scalable solutions in distributed environments.